Daily Archives: August 17, 2016

Coaches in the SEC are working overtime to try and come up with schemes and ways to beat out Nick Saban and Alabama for the SEC title. On the August 17 Quick Kicks Podcast, Chuck Zodda and Mark Schofield look at two SEC offenses, Kentucky and Auburn, and some of their most-used plays and schemes.…

Football is littered with specialized terminology. From punt gunner to climbing the pocket, commentators rarely get to explain everything you need to know before the next play. Inside The Pylon’s glossary was developed to give fans a deeper understanding of the game through clear explanations, as well as image and video examples. Please contact us with any terms…

One way to win games is to constantly put the opposing team’s quarterback on the ground. Sean Cottrell breaks down how new University of Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall specializes in designing plays to sack the quarterback and take away his illusion of security. As any current defensive football coach will tell you, one of the founding…

The Auburn Tigers hope to rebound in 2016 and become a contender for the SEC title. To do so they will need to continue their impressive ground game. Mark Schofield breaks down the many variations of Auburn’s buck sweep, one of their most successful rushing plays. Considered by many to be a national championship contender in…

The 2015 NFL season was a challenging one for the Dallas Cowboys. With injuries to key contributors, the Cowboys finished 4-12 and struggled on both offense and defense. Special teams, though, and in particular, the work done by kicker Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey, was a different story. Bailey tied New York Giants kicker Josh Brown for…